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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP and Women Organized for Mentorship and Advocacy Network, WOMAN have joined forces to sensitize residents of Azikoro community in Bayelsa State on the dangers of human trafficking. The campaign aims to educate residents on the risks of human trafficking, particularly for young people and girls who are lured with promises of employment or scholarship opportunities only to be exploited […]

A suspected ritualist in Bayelsa State identified as Bobby was on Wednesday apprehended for the alleged killing of a six-year-old Muslim boy at Aritalin area of Ovom community in Yenagoa Local Government council. The suspect, popularly known as Bobby, who is an Indigene of Ovom community, was apprehended at about 8pm with the mutilated body of the boy while trying to escape to an unknown destination. The discovery of the […]

A suspected thief was apprehended by youths of the Etie-Ama community on Wednesday night while allegedly attempting to steal solar panels installed along the Etie-Ama/Igbeta-Ewoama Road. The incident has raised serious concerns about the growing threat of theft and vandalism targeting community infrastructure in the Brass-Nembe region of Bayelsa State. According to reports, the individual caught in the act has been identified as a former youth president of the Igbeta-Ewoama […]

The Federal University Otuoke (FOU) in Bayelsa State on Monday enforced its ban on indecent dressing within the institution. In a video circulating online, several students considered to have dressed inappropriately were denied entry into institution at the school gate. click the link to view the video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AYBgjRvLp/?mibextid=wwXIfr In the video the students were seen lamenting over the enforcement. Some students of the institution also confirmed the development to correspondent […]

The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspected Internet fraudster after the body of an unidentified young girl was found in a hotel in Igbogene, Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The incident, which happened on Saturday, has raised concerns in the community. Sources gathered that the deceased lodged in the hotel with the fleeing young man suspected to be an Internet fraudster and a few minutes […]

The Albinism Association of Nigeria, AAN has called on the Federal Government to fully implement the commitments it made at the 2025 Global Disability Summit held in Berlin, Germany. The appeal was made during a one-day media roundtable on Wednesday held at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Yenagoa, themed: Promoting Dialogue on Nigeria’s Post-Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 Commitment and Advocacy. Speaking to newsmen after the event, Dr. Bisi Bamishe, […]

Mr. Emmanuel Okon, a bolt driver from Akwa Ibom State has been shot dead in the early hours of this morning at Samphino Road Junction in Kpansia, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state Capital. The lifeless body of the deceased was found this morning inside his vehicle by residents who stumbled upon the disturbing scene and raised the alarm that prompted a swift response from the police to cordoned off the area. The […]

Mr. Ebi Robert, a legal practitioner, has stated that the law empowers citizens to defend themselves when they come under attack. Speaking on Let’s Talk Nigeria, Golden 97.5 FM morning programme, Mr. Robert said while the law backs self-defence, any measure taken must be proportional to the weapon used by the attacker. The legal practitioner further noted that once an attacker is disarmed, the law does not permit citizens to […]